Enterprise Bottling Works- Orange Crush

[Jimmy Langford]

I’m usually not a fan of the Pat.’D 1920 Orange Crush bottles in themselves, but I do indeed like mystery makers. This is a broken orange crush made by the “ENTERPRISE BOTTLING WORKS”. I can’t find anything on the Texas archive website and nothing online. Code on lower part of bottle is: 1960LG24. Interesting enough, the molder forgot the year! There is a 5 under the 4 or vice versa.

 

[webe142]

There was an Enterprise Bottling Works in Schulenburg, TX.

 

[Jimmy Langford]

There was an Enterprise Bottling Works in Schulenburg, TX.

Hmm, maybe the Enterprise bttling. Wrks. made this broken hutch I own. Sure looks like it.

 

[bottle-bud]

I only got one hit on Enterprise Bottling Works in Texas from old newspapers. Thought I would share.

 

[Jimmy Langford]

I only got one hit on Enterprise Bottling Works in Texas from old newspapers. Thought I would share.

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Interesting, still wondering if they went as far back as 1891-92. That’s when the hutch is from. Seems like I’m only seeing 1920s bottles coming from the company.

 

[epackage]

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[epackage]

Hmm, maybe the Enterprise bttling. Wrks. made this broken hutch I own. Sure looks like it.
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The E is for the merchants last name so it could easily be identified when it was returned along with other hutches, which came back upside down in crates, that way they didn't have to look at each and every bottle by hand.

 

[epackage]

In the 1920's I find Henry Singlemann as the owner of the bottling operation in Schulenburg, but find no other information on him except the census record...

No directories for that area so doing any other research is tough.

 

[Jimmy Langford]

I was timid to actually post this because of that exact reason. I want sure if the “E.” was for Engelking or if it was the manufacturer. Makes you wonder when the “E’s” are the exact same.

 

[mrosman]

Hi TxBottleDigger.... with respect to the 'remains' of that bottle, it looks like the classic, clear, 'krinkly, 6oz. bottle of O.C. - bottled by that specific bottling company in Texas. That style bottle began in the early 1920's, although different styles of the clear, 'krinkly' appeared earlier, and persisted into the early 1940's. Hope you find more info on the bottling company.